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dimming
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Dimming
(gcide) | Dim \Dim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dimming.]
1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or
distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull;
to obscure; to eclipse.
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A king among his courtiers, who dims all his
attendants. --Dryden.
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Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways.
--Cowper.
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2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing
clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to
darken the senses or understanding of.
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Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears.
--C. Pitt.
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dimming
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Bedimming
(gcide) | Bedim \Be*dim"\ (b[-e]*d[i^]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedimmed
(b[-e]*d[i^]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedimming.]
To make dim; to obscure or darken. --Shak.
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